Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express

The 19019 / 19020 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express is an express train of Indian Railways Western Railway Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Haridwar in India on a daily basis. Initially it ran between Dehradun and Bandra Terminus, but now it runs only between Haridwar and Bandra Terminus as Dehradun Express.

Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express
Overview
Service typeMail/Express
LocaleMaharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
TerminiBandra Terminus (BDTS)
Haridwar (HW)
Stops65
Distance travelled1,617 km (1,005 mi)
Average journey time32 hours 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)19019 / 19020
On-board services
Class(es)AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
42 km/h (26 mph) average including halts
Route map
19020 Dehradun Express on Platform 1 of Meerut City

It operates as train number 19019 from Bandra Terminus to Haridwar and as train number 19020 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

  • 1 AC First
  • 2 AC Two Tier
  • 6 AC Three tier
  • 8 Sleeper Class
  • 2 General Unreserved
  • 1 Luggage Cum Disabled Coaches
  • 1 Generator Car
  • 1 High Capacity Parcel Van

Coach Position

The train consists of 24 coaches.

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Service

It is a daily train and covers the distance of 1617 kilometres in 32 hours 15 mins as 19019 Dehradun Express (40.53 km/h) and 32 hours 45 mins as 19020 Dehradun Express (40.29 km/h).

Traction

Before the Mumbai region changed traction to an AC system, a WCAM-1 engine would haul the train until Vadodara from where a Vadodara-based WAP-4 or WAP-5 would take over until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed would take over until Haridwar.

Since Western Railways switched over to AC traction, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 hauls the train until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed takes over until Haridwar.

Now, both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 / WAP-5 until Haridwar and vice versa.

19019 Dehradun Express

Schedule
  • 19019 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 00:05AM IST and reaches Haridwar at 08:20AM IST on the next day.[1]
  • 19020 Haridwar–Bandra Terminus Dehradun Express leaves Haridwar every day at 01:30PM IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 10:15PM IST on the next day.[2]

Route & Halts

The important halts of the train are:

Incidents

On 8 January 2014, a fire broke out on one of the trains when it was near Dahanu station in Maharashtra. Three carriages were involved. Some passengers escaped "by breaking open the back doors"[3] but nine were killed.[4]

References
  1. "19019/Mumbai Bandra (T.)–Dehradun Express". India Rail Info.
  2. "19020/Dehradun–Mumbai Bandra (T.) Express". India Rail Info.
  3. "Sleeping passengers killed in India train fire". AFP. 8 January 2014.
  4. "India train fire death toll rises to nine". UPI. 8 January 2014.
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